Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2018
513. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department is taking more than 12 months to investigate breaches of licence conditions at specific salmon farms operated by a company (details supplied). [43804/18]
View answer514. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific dates of the engineering reports that started the investigations by his Department into breaches of licence conditions at sites operated by a company (details supplied). [43805/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 513 and 514 together.
My Department is currently conducting a formal examination of possible breaches of licence conditions at a number of aquaculture sites operated by the company referred to by the Deputy. The sites in question and the dates of the applicable engineering inspections are as follows:
- Roancarrig, Co Cork. Engineering Inspections 23rd July 2013, 10th June 2014, 8th June 2015.
- Deenish, Co Kerry. Engineering Inspection 2nd July 2015.
- Inishfarnard, Co Cork. Engineering Inspection 28th July 2016.
- Lough Swilly, Co Donegal. Engineering Inspection 7th July 2017.
- Inver Bay, Co. Donegal. Engineering Inspection 14th November 2017.
Examinations of possible breaches of licence conditions are carried out by my Department as quickly as possible having regard to the technical, scientific and legislative complexities involved in each case.
